Voters in the Deer Creek-Mackinaw School District have approved a $6 million referendum to build a new football stadium at Dee-Mack High School along with other athletic upgrades.… MORE
Category Archives: Voice Your Vote
One McLean County Board incumbent falls, two others keep seats
Republicans gained a seat on the McLean County Board after one incumbent fell and two others retained their seats Tuesday night.… MORE
U.S. Reps LaHood, Davis retain seats
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Peoria) and U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) each cruised to an election night victory to retain their seats in the U.S. House.… MORE
Duckworth unseats Kirk in U.S. Senate race
Democrat Tammy Duckworth defeated U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk Tuesday to claim his seat.… MORE
Residents voice their vote, high turnout expected
Bloomington voters are getting more than just a sense of pride in casting their ballots on Election Day.… MORE
Early voting through the roof
The day is finally here. It’s Election Day around the nation.… MORE
State elections board: Voters likely not in legal peril for ballot selfies
There is a law on the books in Illinois that makes it a felony to take a picture of your ballot, but the Illinois State Board of Elections said that doesn’t mean a ballot selfie will land you in prison.… MORE
Bloomington taxi company offers free rides to the polls
A lack of transportation shouldn’t keep voters from going to the polls in Bloomington-Normal on Election Day.… MORE
Illinois voters vote early
Less than a week before the election, candidates might focus on the undecided vote in close races. … MORE
Madigan hears about absentee ballots
You’re going to hear plenty about voting and possible fraud over the next week and half and the Illinois Attorney General wants to make sure that voting authorities are doing what they are obligated to do. … MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…